Paid news

How it is used

Use for undisclosed payment influencing apparent news; clearly labelled advertising is a different category.

Example sentences

1. The receipts raised questions about paid news in the paper's election coverage.

   Payment evidence prompts scrutiny of the apparent editorial independence.

2. The editor required a clear advertisement label to avoid presenting the placement as paid news.

   Disclosure helps distinguish commercial material from independently selected reporting.

Common collocations

• investigate paid news
• paid news allegations
• paid news controversy

Related terms

• conflict of interestA situation in which a journalist's personal, financial or family interests could influence, or seem to influence, how they report a story.
• editorialAn article that gives the official opinion of a newspaper or magazine on an issue, usually written by senior editors and often published without a byline.

More terms: Media Ethics and Law

• press freedom
• accuracy
• objectivity
• bias
• defamation
• libel
• sensationalism
• right of reply
• public interest
• source protection
• plagiarism
• pack journalism